Evening Edition: FBI-controlled app ensnares scores of alleged criminals in global sting

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw speaks alongside Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a news briefing about the global police operation in Sydney. (Reuters) FBI-controlled app ensnares scores of alleged criminals in global sting Alleged drug syndicates, contract killers and weapons dealers had begun to use an encrypted messaging app, believing that their communications were secure. The app had been marketed by the FBI. By Rachel Pannett and Michael Birnbaum ●  Read more »   'It was a complicated password': CEO of Colonial Pipeline defends response to hack, but basic security feature was lacking By Aaron Gregg ●  Read more »   Senate Republicans hold up Biden personnel nominee over 'critical race theory' and abortion rights By Lisa Rein and Seung Min Kim ●  Read more »   You are now free to move about the cosmos … if you can afford it By Christian Davenport ●  Read more »   Records show wealthiest Americans, including Bezos and Musk, paid little in income taxes as share of wealth, report says By Todd C. Frankel and Douglas MacMillan ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   As DeSantis takes aim at cruise industry, GOP steps up attacks on longtime allies in corporate America By David J. Lynch ●  Read more »   Cuomo's administration contends with investigative scrutiny on multiple fronts By Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   UFOs and national security with Luis Elizondo, former director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program Washington Post Live | Video ●  By Washington Post Live ●  Read more »   Live updates: Harris meets with President López Obrador in Mexico City as she focuses on curbing migration LIVE: POLITICS ●  By John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz, Eugene Scott and Felicia Sonmez ●  Read more »   Covid-19 live updates: India variant exploding in the U.K. now accounts for 6 percent of U.S. infections, White House says CORONAVIRUS DEVELOPMENTS | Access to these updates is free ●  By Katerina Ang, Derek Hawkins and Reis Thebault ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Coronavirus variant puts Boris Johnson in tough spot as he weighs U.K. reopening By William Booth and Karla Adam ●  Read more »   As grocery prices rise, alt-meat takes a bigger bite of Big Meat's burger By Laura Reiley ●  Read more »   'Cool' roofs, cooler designs as the building industry embraces energy sustainability By Ben Ikenson ●  Read more »   Northeast U.S. may see partial solar eclipse on Thursday morning By Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »   Coast Guard rescues kayaker six days into his journey from California to Hawaii By Cindy Boren ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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